Renaissance Bookseller Rejects the Printing Press

Renaissance Bookseller Rejects the Printing Press

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Technology Disruption During the Renaissance

Episode: Technology Disruption During the Renaissance

  • Apr 23, 2021 7:00 pm
  • 52:48 mins

The Renaissance brought rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman writings and a proliferation of knowledge. Strangely, one Florentine bookseller was embittered by the technological advancement of the printing press. Guest: Ross King, historian and author of "The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance"